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The North Hastings Community Choir will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this week with two performances, one on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. and one on Sunday at 2:00 p.m., at the Village Playhouse. Choir Director Melissa Stephens says this will be a special presentation:

As usual, there will be surprise performances:

Tickets are just $15 and available at Posie's Flowers and Gifts and at Harvest Moon Whole Foods. There may be tickets at the door, but Melissa says they are selling out quickly.

The Bancroft Business Improvement Area, in cooperation with the TD Bank and Trees Canada, presented their "Heart of the Community Awards" on Thursday morning. The awards are a part of the BBIA's efforts to "green up" the downtown area by planting trees along the streets of Bancroft. The TD Bank in Bancroft asked its customers to give a $1.00 donation once a month to their Green Streets program running across Canada. This is a program that works with Trees Canada to plant trees in the downtown cores of muni8cipalities. Bancroft came in first place in Ontario and in the top ten nationally. This resulted in Trees Canada making a substantial donation to the BBIA's program this year. The BBIA wanted to celebrate the work of the many volunteers in our community and so had called for nominations of individuals who would have their names put onto plaque that will be attached to the fences around the various trees being planted around town.

Those presented with certificates of appreciation and who will have a tree planted in their honour were:

John Foreman

Avis Price

John and Carol Kirby

Joyce Potts

Martha White

Bob Brown

Mary-Ellen Black

Mabel McLellan

Kim Crawford

Steve Scally

And those recognized posthumously were:

Victor Fleming

Liz Douglas

Ken Wishlow

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada released a unique survey on May 23rd, where Canadian youth as young as 8 years old answered the question “what makes you feel confident?”  The survey showed that 83% of Canadian youth feel they can make a difference in the world and their communities, when they are loved and supported by family, friends and adult mentors. The survey, conducted by international research consultancy GlobeScan and shaped by young people themselves, found that adults, be they parents, family, teachers, mentors or role models,  play a key role in helping youth feel confident and good about themselves through encouragement, support, guidance and love.

This survey was one of the most comprehensive of its kind ever conducted in Canada and one of the first to listen to kids aged 8-12. More than 3,000 Canadian youth, aged 8 to 24, completed a 10 minute survey.

Across all age groups, 42% of Canadian youth say that feeling loved builds their confidence.

The secondary drivers of confidence shift according to age group:

 - 37% of youth aged 8-12 years old say that being good at something is an important factor in feeling good about themselves.

 - 34% of youth aged 13-17 years old are confident when they are doing well in school.

 - 30% of young adults aged 18-24 years old say that being recognized for something they did well makes them feel more confident.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada has launched the “World According to Us,” a platform where Canadian youth can voice their thoughts, opinions, and creative solutions on issues that affect their lives. To learn more visit: www.theworldaccordingtous.ca

For more information on the survey results and the “World According to Us” platform, please visit http://theworldaccordingtous.ca/en/national-youth-opinion-survey-2013-media-page

The Annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides is coming this Sunday. It is a fundraising walk for the Lions Foundation of Canada's Dog Guides Program. This program provides a number of different skilled dogs to support challenged individuals. Bancroft Lions Club member Laverne Stapley explains the different types of skilled dogs there are:

The cost of raising and training these dogs is completely by donation, but is quite considerable:

The dogs are given to those in need for free, along with a complete training course. You can help by sponsoring a walker, or by coming out to Riverside Park on Sunday at 12:30 to walk with or without a dog, or just make a donation.

A 37 year-old Hastings Highlands woman has been charged with theft after a complaint was made by Pepin's No Frills grocery store in Bancroft. Bancroft OPP's Criminal Investigations Unit was called in to investigate on the afternoon of May 22^nd. Charged with Theft Over $5,000 is Sherri-Lynn Young. She is to appear in Bancroft court in July.